What happened on Saturday May 16, 2009?

Here's what happened on May 16, 2009:

• Sri Lanka Declares Victory Over Tamil Tigers President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the military defeat of the Tamil Tigers, marking a significant turning point in Sri Lanka's long-running civil conflict.
• India's General Election: Congress Alliance Victory The United Progressive Alliance (UPA), led by President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, won a decisive re-election, securing a strong mandate for continued governance.
• H1N1 Flu Emerges India and Turkey confirmed their first cases of the H1N1 influenza, signaling the global spread of the pandemic.
• Yukio Hatoyama Elected Party President Yukio Hatoyama was elected as the Representative of Japan's Democratic Party, signaling potential political shifts in Japanese governance.
• Minecraft Public Release The popular sandbox video game Minecraft was made publicly available, which would later become a global gaming phenomenon.
• Peshawar Car Bombing A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, resulted in 25 injuries and up to 11 fatalities, highlighting ongoing regional security challenges.
• Rachel Alexandra Wins Preakness Stakes In a historic moment at the 134th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, jockey Calvin Borel rode Rachel Alexandra to victory, becoming the first female horse to win the race since 1924.
• Norway's Eurovision Triumph Alexander Rybak of Norway won the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, representing his country with a memorable performance.

Events in 2009

May 16, 2009: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from May. 16, 2009

May 16, 2009: What were the main match results that day?

Serie A - Italian Football

• Roma - Catania : 4 - 3
• Udinese - Milan : 2 - 1

Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)

• Club Brugge - Mouscron : 4 - 1
• Dender - Charleroi : 1 - 2
• Genk - Anderlecht : 0 - 2
• Gent - Standard : 0 - 1
• Roeselare - Cercle Brugge : 1 - 2

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Bochum - Ein Frankfurt : 2 - 0
• Dortmund - Bielefeld : 6 - 0
• Hamburg - FC Koln : 0 - 1
• Hannover - Wolfsburg : 0 - 5
• Hertha - Schalke 04 : 0 - 0

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• La Coruna - Getafe : 1 - 1
• Osasuna - Sevilla : 0 - 0
• Villarreal - Real Madrid : 3 - 2

May 16, 2009 was a Saturday and it was the 136th day of the year 2009 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 16, 2009 can also be written as 5/16/2009 in the US and as 16/5/2009 in UK and Europe.

May 16, 2009 in May 2009 calendar

May 16, 2009: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 16, 2009 was Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas, according to the music chart for the week May 11th and May 17th.

1. The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
2. Jamie Foxx - Blame It
3. Lady GaGa - Poker Face
4. Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite
5. Flo Rida - Sugar

May 16, 2009: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 16, 2009 was Blame It by Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain, according to the music chart for the week May 11th and May 17th.

1. Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain - Blame It
2. Pleasure P - Boyfriend #2
3. Soulja Boy Tell'em - Turn My Swag On
4. The-Dream - Rockin' That Thang
5. Jennifer Hudson - If This Isn't Love

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 16th is Taurus.

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May 16, 2009: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 16, 2009 is Ox and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 16, 2009 was Waning gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 16, 2009 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 16, 2009 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 46% full, rising at 01:18 am and setting at 12:52 pm.

The previous full moon was on May 09, 2009 while the next full moon would come on Jun 07, 2009.

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Your place in the Universe on May 16, 2009

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Someone born on May 16, 2009 is:

15 years 11 months old,

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or 834 weeks and 4 days old,

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